HP
Product Brief
HP NetServers for Business
Intelligence and Mid-Market
Data Warehousing Solutions
Hewlett-Packard has long provided enter-
prise data warehouse and data mart solu-
tions for information storage and retrieval
needs to large corporations worldwide.
Until recently, only large corporate enti-
ties could create data warehouses, depart-
ment-specific data marts of departmental-
ized and replicated data warehouse infor-
mation and business intelligence solutions
to better serve decision support needs
because of the complexity and high
investment required.
Today, mid- and small-sized companies
are being faced with competitive pres-
sures and business demands which have
increased their need to manage, retrieve,
and analyze information on demand. Data
warehousing has become the foundation
for business intelligence, helping busi-
nesses make better and more timely deci-
sions to succeed in today's competitive
environment.
Data warehousing solutions are now
accessible for small- to mid-sized compa-
nies running Intel
®
-based server solutions
including Windows
®
NT and Novell
NetWare
TM
. For these companies, data
warehousing solutions require a flexible,
cost-effective platform that can meet
growing business needs and be built on a
solid server infrastructure that offers
highly available, scalable and manageable
components, and experienced product
support and services. HP NetServers pro-
vide the platform of choice.
HP NetServers and Data Warehousing
Feature
Expandable, scalable family of servers
•
In-box server upgrades
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Full range mass storage and backup
solutions
•
Partnerships with ISVs for tested,
tuned, comprehensive business solutions
High-performance, rack-optimized servers
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Multi-processors capable
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High density
•
Support for latest Intel processors
High-availability and reliability features
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Redundant hot-swap drives, PCI
cards, power supplies, and fans
•
Microsoft
•
Mission Critical Support Suites with
99.9% uptime commitment with NT
Storage for data warehousing
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Rack optimized storage (RS/8, RS/12)
with up to 1.6 Terabyte storage capacity
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HP Fiber Channel rack storage (RS/12FC)
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HP AutoRAID support
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Compatible with HP/EMC Symmetrix 3000
•
Broad range of HP backup solutions
Manageability for data warehousing
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HP TopTools
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HP OpenView ManageX/SE (shipped with
every HP NetServer L series system)
®
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Web browser-based remote management
HP OpenWarehouse Program
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HP Technology advantage
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Complete end-to-end solution
•
Partner Alliance program
HP Racks Express
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Customized servers
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Complete rack solutions
•
Shipped directly to a reseller or customer
Top TPC-C and TPC-D benchmarks
in the industry for Intel-based
Windows NT servers!
®
Cluster Server Certification
Benefit
Faster and flexible deployment
of data mart and application
servers
Ability to expand growing
information needs
Quickest access to the data
and faster applications
execution.
Reduced downtime. So,
business can keep running
night and day, every day.
Low-cost highly available
storage solution providing data
warehouse capacity up to
300GB
Best integrated management
solution for data warehousing.
Lower management costs.
Improved revenue and prof-
itability. One source for broad
range of heterogeneous busi-
ness intelligence solutions.
Faster deployment
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